Under legislation, Senate Bill 2294, signed on July 6, 2021, the Illinois Department Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) will expand the Medicaid program to cover new behavioral health services, and create a comprehensive statewide behavioral health strategy. By January 1, 2022, HFS will establish a program to implement certified community behavioral health clinics. By July 1, 2022, HFS will submit its behavioral health strategy to the governor and General Assembly.

The new services covered include:

Addition of licensed clinical professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists as eligible to bill Medicaid; previously these types of clinical professionals were not . . .

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